10/29 E-reader

Post a response to the Question of the Day in 5 minutes or less, using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.

ICT Essentials 1
Question of the Day:  Go to Engrade for part 1 of your test. Sign in.  Click on your class.  1. Click on the quiz tab.  2. Click on the quiz.

Part 2: Question of the Day: Read the Article: Would You Trade Your Paper Books for Digital Versions?   Write three paragraphs supporting your opinion.  Tell us your thoughts on the growing offerings in digital books and textbooks.  Post it on your blog

Daily Objective:  Engage (e.g. read, hear, view, touch) the information in a source.Extract relevant information from a source.Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.Use and explore browser extensions and bookmarking tools to extract information, analyze sources, bibliographic citations, and identify point of view of their sources.

Word of the Day: E-reader - A hardware device used to read e-books.

ICT Essentials 2 Go to Engrade for part 1 of your test. Sign in.  Click on your class.  1. Click on the quiz tab.  2. Click on the quiz.

Part 2: Question of the Day: Read the Article: Would You Trade Your Paper Books for Digital Versions?   Write three paragraphs supporting your opinion.  Tell us your thoughts on the growing offerings in digital books and textbooks.  Post it on your blog

Daily Objective:  Engage (e.g. read, hear, view, touch) the information in a source.Extract relevant information from a source.Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.Use and explore browser extensions and bookmarking tools to extract information, analyze sources, bibliographic citations, and identify point of view of their sources.

Word of the Day: E-reader - A hardware device used to read e-books.

10/28 GPS

Post a response to the Question of the Day in 5 minutes or less, using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.

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Question of the Day: Do you think the Internet is making people more impatient? Are we becoming a society were we all want instant satisfaction?   

Daily Objective:  Engage (e.g. read, hear, view, touch) the information in a source.Extract relevant information from a source.Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.Use and explore browser extensions and bookmarking tools to extract information, analyze sources, bibliographic citations, and identify point of view of their sources.

Word of the Day: GPS is the Global Positioning System, consisting of a group of satellites that transmit signals that terrestrial receivers can use to pinpoint locations.

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Question of the Day: Do you think the Internet is making people more impatient? Are we becoming a society were we all want instant satisfaction?

Daily Objective:  Engage (e.g. read, hear, view, touch) the information in a source.Extract relevant information from a source.Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.Use and explore browser extensions and bookmarking tools to extract information, analyze sources, bibliographic citations, and identify point of view of their sources.

Word of the Day: GPS is the Global Positioning System, consisting of a group of satellites that transmit signals that terrestrial receivers can use to pinpoint locations.

10/27 Rule of Thirds

Post a response to the Question of the Day in 5 minutes or less, using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.

ICT Essentials 1
Question of the Day: Do you think that some people spend too much time on the Internet and does this stop them from seeing their friends? Why?

Daily Objective:  Engage (e.g. read, hear, view, touch) the information in a source.Extract relevant information from a source.Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.Use and explore browser extensions and bookmarking tools to extract information, analyze sources, bibliographic citations, and identify point of view of their sources.

Word of the Day: The rule of thirds helps improve a photo’s composition by positioning the photo’s subject a third of the way from the sides, top, or bottom of the photo rather than in the direct center.

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Question of the Day: Do you think that some people spend too much time on the Internet and does this stop them from seeing their friends? Why?

Daily Objective:  Engage (e.g. read, hear, view, touch) the information in a source.Extract relevant information from a source.Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.Use and explore browser extensions and bookmarking tools to extract information, analyze sources, bibliographic citations, and identify point of view of their sources.

Word of the Day: The rule of thirds helps improve a photo’s composition by positioning the photo’s subject a third of the way from the sides, top, or bottom of the photo rather than in the direct center.

10/26 Multi-Media

Post a response to the Question of the Day in 5 minutes or less, using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.

ICT Essentials 1
Question of the Day:  Do you think robots will cause unemployment (loss of jobs) in the future or make more work? Why?

Daily Objective:  Engage (e.g. read, hear, view, touch) the information in a source.Extract relevant information from a source.Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.Use and explore browser extensions and bookmarking tools to extract information, analyze sources, bibliographic citations, and identify point of view of their sources.

Word of the Day: Multi-Media - Create appealing presentations with photos, art images, movies, and audio. Create stunning and instructive visual aids with tables, 2D and 3D charts, and shapes.

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: Do you think robots will cause unemployment (loss of jobs) in the future or make more work? Why?

Daily Objective:  Engage (e.g. read, hear, view, touch) the information in a source.Extract relevant information from a source.Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.Use and explore browser extensions and bookmarking tools to extract information, analyze sources, bibliographic citations, and identify point of view of their sources.

Word of the Day:  Multi-Media - Create appealing presentations with photos, art images, movies, and audio. Create stunning and instructive visual aids with tables, 2D and 3D charts, and shapes.

10/25 Information Literacy

Post a response to the Question of the Day in 5 minutes or less, using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.

ICT Essentials 1
Question of the Day:  Why do you think information literacy is important to you?  How will you use information literacy skills now and in the future?

Daily Objective:  Engage (e.g. read, hear, view, touch) the information in a source.Extract relevant information from a source.Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.Use and explore browser extensions and bookmarking tools to extract information, analyze sources, bibliographic citations, and identify point of view of their sources.

Word of the Day:  Information Literacy is the ability to identify what information is needed, understand how the information is organized, identify the best sources of information for a given need, locate those sources, evaluate the sources critically, and share that information.

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: Why do you think information literacy is important to you?  How will you use information literacy skills now and in the future?

Daily Objective:  Engage (e.g. read, hear, view, touch) the information in a source.Extract relevant information from a source.Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.Use and explore browser extensions and bookmarking tools to extract information, analyze sources, bibliographic citations, and identify point of view of their sources.

Word of the Day: Information Literacy is the ability to identify what information is needed, understand how the information is organized, identify the best sources of information for a given need, locate those sources, evaluate the sources critically, and share that information.

10/22 Directory

Post a response to the Question of the Day in 5 minutes or less, using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.

ICT Essentials 1
Question of the Day:  Do you work better when it is quiet or you are listening to music? If so what type of music is the best for learning?  Does the music help to relax, inspire you or is it just a distraction?

Daily Objective:  Identify information needed in order to complete the task (to solve the information problem).  Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.  Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.

Word of the Day: A Web directory or link directory is a directory on the World Wide Web. It specializes in linking to other web sites and categorizing those links.

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day:  Do you work better when it is quiet or you are listening to music? If so what type of music is the best for learning?  Does the music help to relax, inspire you or is it just a distraction?

Daily Objective:  Identify information needed in order to complete the task (to solve the information problem).  Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.  Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.

Word of the Day: A Web directory or link directory is a directory on the World Wide Web. It specializes in linking to other web sites and categorizing those links.

10/21 Thesis statement

Post a response to the Question of the Day in 5 minutes or less, using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.

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Question of the Day: Develop a Thesis statement about your research topic after you have written a Statement of Purpose and done some actual research into the topic. You will then present your thesis statement in your introduction, prove it with evidence in the body of your project, or presentation, and finally restate it along with a summary of your evidence in your conclusion.

Daily Objective:  Identify information needed in order to complete the task (to solve the information problem).  Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.  Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.

Word of the Day: Thesis statement is a strong statement that you can prove with evidence. It is not a simple statement of fact. A thesis statement should be the product of your own critical thinking after you have done some research. Your thesis statement will be the main idea of your entire project. It can also be thought of as the angle or point of view from which you present your material. 

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: Read: Develop a Thesis statement about your research topic after you have written a Statement of Purpose and done some actual research into the topic. You will then present your thesis statement in your introduction, prove it with evidence in the body of your project, or presentation, and finally restate it along with a summary of your evidence in your conclusion.

Daily Objective:  Identify information needed in order to complete the task (to solve the information problem).  Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.  Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.

Word of the Day:Thesis statement is a strong statement that you can prove with evidence. It is not a simple statement of fact. A thesis statement should be the product of your own critical thinking after you have done some research. Your thesis statement will be the main idea of your entire project. It can also be thought of as the angle or point of view from which you present your material.

10/20 Bullying

Post a response to the Question of the Day in 5 minutes or less, using complete sentences,  proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.

East Orange Campus Jaguars No Bullying Pledge

			I will not participate in the bullying or harassment of other students in any manner.  I will not participate in the bullying behavior or be a bystander while others bully.  I will not participate in cyber-bullying.  If I am the target of a bully, I will report it to the administration of Campus High School.  I take this pledge and encourage other students to take the same stand.

ICT Essentials 1
Question of the Day:  Would you speak up if you saw someone being bullied online?  Why or why not?  Would you speak up if you saw someone being bullied in school?  Why or why not?

Daily Objective:  Identify information needed in order to complete the task (to solve the information problem).  Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.  Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.

Word of the Day: Cyber-bullying "involves the use of information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior by an individual or group, that is intended to harm others."

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day:  Would you speak up if you saw someone being bullied online?  Why or why not?  Would you speak up if you saw someone being bullied in school?  Why or why not?

Daily Objective:  Identify information needed in order to complete the task (to solve the information problem).  Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.  Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.

Word of the Day: Cyber-bullying "involves the use of information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior by an individual or group, that is intended to harm others."

10/19 Google Alerts

Post a response to the Question of the Day in 5 minutes or less, using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.

The official Frog name election results:

Bits & Bytes		54
Copy & Paste		44

ICT Essentials 1
Question of the Day:  What is the advantage of email updates of the latest Google results of information based on your name?

Daily Objective:  Identify information needed in order to complete the task (to solve the information problem).  Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.  Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.

Word of the Day: Google Alerts are email updates of the latest relevant Google results (web, news , etc.) based on your choice of query or topic.

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day:  What is the advantage of email updates of the latest Google results of information based on your name?

Daily Objective:  Identify information needed in order to complete the task (to solve the information problem).  Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.  Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.

Word of the Day: Google Alerts are email updates of the latest relevant Google results (web, news , etc.) based on your choice of query or topic.

10/18 Parenthetical Citations

Post a response to the Question of the Day in 5 minutes or less, using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.

ICT Essentials 1

Question of the Day:  If you have not done so pick a topic for your project, write your topic, write 5 questions you have about your topic and a Statement of Purpose.

Daily Objective:  Identify information needed in order to complete the task (to solve the information problem).  Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.  Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.

Word of the Day: Parenthetical citations - Whenever you use material that you got from another source in your research project, you must let your audience know immediately where it came from, right after you use it.

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: If you have not done so pick a topic for your project, write 5 questions you have about your topic and a Statement of Purpose.

Daily Objective:  Identify information needed in order to complete the task (to solve the information problem).  Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.  Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.

Word of the Day: Parenthetical citations - Whenever you use material that you got from another source in your research project, you must let your audience know immediately where it came from, right after you use it.

10/15 Test 3

Post a response to the Question of the Day in 5 minutes or less, using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.



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Question of the Day: Test 3

Daily Objective:  Identify information needed in order to complete the task (to solve the information problem).  Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.  Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.

Word of the Day: Information Seeking Strategies involves making decisions and selecting sources appropriate to the defined task.

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day:Test 3

Daily Objective:  Identify information needed in order to complete the task (to solve the information problem).  Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.  Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.

Word of the Day: Information Seeking Strategies involves making decisions and selecting sources appropriate to the defined task.

10/14 Statement of Purpose

Post a response to the Question of the Day in 5 minutes or less, using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.


ICT Essentials 1
Question of the Day: Read: Writing a Statement of Purpose. What is your topic? Write a detailed Statement of Purpose for your topic.

Daily Objective:  Identify information needed in order to complete the task (to solve the information problem).  Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.  Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.

Word of the Day: Statement of Purpose is a sentence that you write, which states, in some detail, what you want to learn about in your research project. The statement guides you as you work so that you will read and take notes only on what's needed for your project.

Test 3 Review

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: Read: Writing a Statement of Purpose. What is your topic? Write a detailed Statement of Purpose for your topic.

Daily Objective:  Identify information needed in order to complete the task (to solve the information problem).  Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.  Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.

Word of the Day:  Statement of Purpose is a sentence that you write, which states, in some detail, what you want to learn about in your research project. The statement guides you as you work so that you will read and take notes only on what's needed for your project.
Test 3 Review

10/13 Brainstorming

Post a response to the Question of the Day in 5 minutes or less, using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation

ICT Essentials 1
Question of the Day: How do you choose which (electronic) resources to use and when it is appropriate to use them? 

Daily Objective:  Identify information needed in order to complete the task (to solve the information problem).  Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.  Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.

Word of the Day: Brainstorming is the process of thinking up and writing down a set of questions that you want to answer about the research topic you have selected.

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: How do you choose which (electronic) resources to use and when it is appropriate to use them? 

Daily Objective:  Identify information needed in order to complete the task (to solve the information problem).  Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.  Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.

Word of the Day: Brainstorming is the process of thinking up and writing down a set of questions that you want to answer about the research topic you have selected.

10/12 Key Words

Post a response to the Question of the Day in 5 minutes or less, using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.

ICT Essentials 1
Question of the Day: What is your research topic?  Write 5 questions you have about your topic?

Daily Objective:  Identify information needed in order to complete the task (to solve the information problem).  Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.  Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.

Word of the Day: Key words are a list of the words that will help you find the information you need about your research topic. They are called "key words" because they can "unlock" the doors that will lead you to useful information.

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: What is your research topic?  Write 5 questions you have about your topic?
 

Daily Objective:  Identify information needed in order to complete the task (to solve the information problem).  Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.  Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.

Word of the Day: Key words are a list of the words that will help you find the information you need about your research topic. They are called "key words" because they can "unlock" the doors that will lead you to useful information.

10/11 Understanding

Post a response to the Question of the Day in 5 minutes or less, using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.

YES/NO	Delicious Requirements
	1. Include Link on your Blog
	2. Add CHSICT to your network
	3. Bookmarks included Class Blog, Class website, and your Blog
	4. You can properly Tag sites.

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Question of the Day: Why is it important to make sure you understand your task before you attempt to complete it?

Daily Objective:  Identify information needed in order to complete the task (to solve the information problem).  Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.  Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.

Word of the Day: Statement of Purpose is a sentence that you write, which states, in some detail, what you want to learn about in your research project.
The statement guides you as you work so that you will read and take notes only on what's needed for your project.

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day:Why is it important to make sure you understand your task before you attempt to complete it?

Daily Objective:  Identify information needed in order to complete the task (to solve the information problem).  Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.  Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.

Word of the Day: Statement of Purpose is a sentence that you write, which states, in some detail, what you want to learn about in your research project.
The statement guides you as you work so that you will read and take notes only on what's needed for your project.

10/8 Social bookmarking

Post a response to the Question of the Day in 5 minutes or less, using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.

Help name the ICT frog mascots.  Please submit your suggestions.  Examples (Google & Yahoo) (Hip & Hop) Check Out: Froggy Names for Pairs or Groups of Frogs for more ideas.

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Question of the Day: How do yo think Delicious can help you find what is hot on the web?

Daily Objective:  Identify information needed in order to complete the task (to solve the information problem).  Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.  Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.

Word of the Day: Delicious is a social bookmarking website, which means it is designed to allow you to store and share bookmarks on the web, instead of inside your browser.

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: How do yo think Delicious can help you find what is hot on the web?

Daily Objective:  Identify information needed in order to complete the task (to solve the information problem).  Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.  Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.

Word of the Day: Delicious is a social bookmarking website, which means it is designed to allow you to store and share bookmarks on the web, instead of inside your browser.

10/7 Citation

Post a response to the Question of the Day in 5 minutes or less, using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.

ICT Essentials 1
Question of the Day: How do you feel when someone takes credit for something you said or did?  Is this an acceptable thing to do?

Daily Objective:  Identify information needed in order to complete the task (to solve the information problem).  Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.  Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.

Word of the Day: Citation: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: How do you feel when someone takes credit for something you said or did?  Is this an acceptable thing to do?

Daily Objective:  Identify information needed in order to complete the task (to solve the information problem).  Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.  Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.

Word of the Day: Citation: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

10/6 Tags

Post a response to the Question of the Day in 5 minutes or less, using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.

ICT Essentials 1
Question of the Day: How do you use words (tags) to help you to organize and remember things?  

Daily Objective:  Identify information needed in order to complete the task (to solve the information problem).  Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.  Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.

Word of the Day: Tags are one-word descriptors that you can assign to your bookmarks on Delicious to help you organize and remember them. Tags are a little bit like keywords, but you choose them yourself and they do not form a hierarchy. You can assign as many tags to a bookmark as you like and you can always rename or delete the tags later. So, tagging can be a lot easier and more flexible than fitting your information into preconceived categories or folders.

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: How do you use words (tags) to help you to organize and remember things?  

Daily Objective:  Identify information needed in order to complete the task (to solve the information problem).  Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.  Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.


Word of the Day:  Tags are one-word descriptors that you can assign to your bookmarks on Delicious to help you organize and remember them. Tags are a little bit like keywords, but you choose them yourself and they do not form a hierarchy. You can assign as many tags to a bookmark as you like and you can always rename or delete the tags later. So, tagging can be a lot easier and more flexible than fitting your information into preconceived categories or folders.

10/5 Authority

Post a response to the Question of the Day in 5 minutes or less, using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.

ICT Essentials 1
Question of the Day: Do you think that you can believe everything on the Internet?  Why?

Daily Objective:  Identify information needed in order to complete the task (to solve the information problem).  Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.  Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.


Word of the Day: Authority: an expert whose views are taken as definitive; "he is an authority on corporate law"

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: Do you think that you can believe everything on the Internet?  Why?

Daily Objective:  Identify information needed in order to complete the task (to solve the information problem).  Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.  Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.


Word of the Day:  Authority: an expert whose views are taken as definitive; "he is an authority on corporate law"